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skyscraper

[skahy-skrey-per] / ˈskaɪˌskreɪ pər /
NOUN
tall building
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Navarro watched in dismay in 2015 when Trump came down the escalator of the midtown Manhattan skyscraper that bears his name to announce he was seeking the Republican presidential nomination.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

A gaping 75-mile-wide trench now sits where a massive horizontal skyscraper called the Line was to be developed at Neom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The rubber met the road at the Line, the horizontal mirrored skyscraper city the prince conjured for Neom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Among the latest to snag a skyscraper is fund manager Capital Group, which has agreed to pay about $210 million for the 55-story Bank of America Plaza atop Bunker Hill, where it has offices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s a small skyscraper, all dark glass and metal.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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